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GPT-5 mini vs Grok-3 Mini
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. GPT-5 mini offers 392.0K more tokens in context window than Grok-3 Mini. Grok-3 Mini is $1.45 cheaper per million tokens. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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OpenAI
GPT-5 Mini was created as a more accessible version of GPT-5, designed to provide strong capabilities with improved efficiency and lower operational costs. Built to extend GPT-5's advancements to a broader range of applications, it balances advanced performance with practical deployment considerations.
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xAI
Grok 3 Mini was developed as an efficient version of Grok 3, designed to bring next-generation capabilities to resource-conscious deployments. Built to provide strong performance with practical efficiency, it extends Grok 3's innovations to broader application scenarios.
5 months newer
Grok-3 Mini
xAI
2025-02-17
GPT-5 mini
OpenAI
2025-08-07
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Pricing Comparison
Cost per million tokens (USD)
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GPT-5 mini
Input:$0.25
Output:$2.00
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Grok-3 Mini
Input:$0.30
Output:$0.50($1.45 cheaper)
Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks
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GPT-5 mini
Average Score:86.7%
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Grok-3 Mini
Average Score:87.4%(+0.7%)
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Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison
GPT-5 mini
2024-05-30
Grok-3 Mini
2024-11-17
More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks
Provider Availability & Performance
Available providers and their performance metrics
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GPT-5 mini
2 providers
OpenAI
Throughput: 200 tok/s
Latency: 1ms
ZeroEval
Throughput: 200 tok/s
Latency: 1ms
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GPT-5 mini
Avg Score:86.7%
Providers:2
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Grok-3 Mini
Avg Score:87.4%(+0.7%)
Providers:1